76th Southeastern Turfgrass Conference
Conference Information At-A-Glance
Date: November 5, 2025
Venue: University of Georgia Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA 31793
Registration Fees
- UGA Turfgrass Team: FREE
- Speaker: FREE
- Vendor Booth (8x10): $150.00
- Participant Registration: $150.00
- Student Registration: $50.00
- University/Extension Agent: FREE
Lodging and Room Block Information
- Comfort Inn & Suites
Group # - MM56Q7 - Country Inn & Suites
Group #: ZR20Q6 - Hilton Garden Inn
Group Code – TUR - Holiday Inn Express
- LaQuinta Inn & Suites
- Spark by Hilton
- SpringHill Suites Tifton
Southeastern Turfgrass Conference Agenda - November 5, 2025
| 7:00 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Introduction Dr. Tim Grey |
| 8:05 am | Turfgrass Breeding Updates Dr. Brian Schwartz and Dr. Phillip Vines |
| 8:35 am | Turfgrass Weed Science Dr. Ben Pritchard |
| 8:50 am | Precision Ag; Targeted Pesticide Sprayer Dr. Shawn Askew |
| 9:20 am | Endangered Species Act Dr. Taylor Singleton |
| 9:40 am | BREAK |
| 10:00 am | Plant Parasitic Nematodes Dr. Billy Crow |
| 10:30 am | Turfgrass Diseases Dr. Jim Kerns |
| 11:00 am | Southeastern Lawn and Landscape Social Media Leaders Mr. Ron Henry |
| 11:15 am | Sod Industry Updates Georgia State Representative Jutt Howard |
| 11:35 am | Seed Industry Updates Dr. Sarah Wilbanks |
| 11:55 am | State of the Georgia Turfgrass Industry Dr. Clint Waltz |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch with Faculty Talks Dr. Harsha Thippareddi |
| 1:30 pm | Field Plot Tours |